[scooter2]

Gee, do you suppose that the city government migh have been spending irresonsibly? Naw? Government is the answer, right?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Cut every department in government by 5 percent. Do it again.

[eyeamok]

Lets hope and pray that this is the first of many in California, and God willing the State will file BK.
I can see no other way out of the uncontrolled Government spending.

Eyeamok

[ArmstedFragg]

The city government was impacted by the same situation our state government is afflicted with. Public employee unions have gained so much power, and used members dues to ‘buy’ so many politicians, that they can virtually dictate the terms they want in their contracts.

I watched the Vallejo meeting, and there was one sign of hope in the whole four hour discussion. Many, many, members of the public were finally standing up and demanding that their elected officials act as responsible guardians of the public’s purse instead of as slaves to the whims of the fire union. It's long overdue, and, if it spreads, it offers some hope that the public will finally start to give a damn about recovering control of its government.